My psychiatrist is pinning ALL of my adhd-like symptoms on depression / anxiety
I’ve been trying different antidepressants since the beginning of the year. Lexapro made me emotionally numb, Wellbutrin improved motivation but made me feel erratic, and Zoloft has been okay so far, so I’m sticking with it.
I brought up to my psychiatrist how SSRIs seem to worsen some of the symptoms I’ve suspected to be ADHD. Worse attention span, forgetfulness, losing things (I’ve lost my wallet 2x in 6 months. Never made such a mistake until I started antidepressants) and apathy problems. I could be 30 minutes late to work and I wouldn’t give a damn. I also explained how I’ve struggled with procrastination, task initiation, school/work performance, focus, etc.
The reason I keep bringing up ADHD is because my mother and uncle were both diagnosed as children, and a lot of their experiences sound very similar to mine. But my psychiatrist is so damned insistent on everything being anxiety and depression. She hasn’t ruled ADHD out completely, but she says she genuinely doesn’t think I have it based on our conversations so far, and she’s mentioned twice that she doesn’t really do labels, more so symptoms.
Right now I’m staying on Zoloft and Clonidine for another month, and I’m honestly not sure what else I can do at this point. I’ve literally put off going to school because I know I can’t juggle a job + school at the moment. At least without burning out. All I want is an evaluation at the LEAST. Not for my problems to be dismissed